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laughing．She walked softly to her garden．The moon was shining brightly on the lily bed, and the flowers were swaying from side to side．The old woman looked closely and she saw, standing by each lily, a little Fairy mother who was singing and rocking the flower like a cradle, while in each lily trumpet lay a little Fairy baby laughing and playing．

　　The good old woman went quietly back to her house, and from that time on she never picked a lily, nor did she allow her neighbors to touch the flowers．

　　The day came when the good old woman died, and the lily-bed was torn up, other plants were planted there, but they all withered(凋谢)，and from that time on nothing would grow there．But the good old woman’s grave grew beautiful, for the Fairies sang above it, and kept it green; while on the grave and all around it there sprang up lilies, tulips, violets, and other lovely flowers of spring．

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My friend Henry has a most unusually hobby

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(爱好)．He likes plant flowers in strange places．

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When the spring comes around, you can always tell

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Henry had been busy working because the dirty sides of

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canals(沟渠)and railway banks suddenly

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became filled of flowers．In his spare time, with

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pockets full of seeds, Henry goes round by his bike．

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He has a long pipe with him blow seeds into places

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that is hard to reach．When his flowers fade(凋谢)，

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he goes round again to collect its seeds．In this way he always has a big supply．

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阅读理解，阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

　　The National Gallery of Art in Washington,D．C．, is one of the world's greatest art museums．Millions of people have entered its doors to see paintings by the world's fine artists．But if these priceless masterpieces are to be preserved, the Gallery must protect them carefully．The Gallery's 135-man guard force has successfully prevented them from being stolen, but protecting the paintings from nature is a greater problem．

　　In past times, the owners of paintings did not protect them from damaging changes in humidity(湿度)and temperature．As a result, the life of these paintings were shortened．In the National Gallery, however, humidity and temperature are carefully controlled．The building is air-conditioned in summer and heated in winter．The air-conditioning and heating system are so important to the life of the painting that the Gallery has two of each system．If one should fail, the extra one can take over．

　　Light is another enemy of paintings．Ultraviolet rays(紫外线)in light cause paintings to fade(褪色)．Long ago, paintings often hung in dark churches and palaces．A coat of varnish(清漆)was a protection from the weak light．But when museums took over the care of many paintings, they were often hung in brighter light than before．Soon they were in danger of fading．The damaging effects of light were increased when the museums removed the varnish coating, yellowed with age．

　　To protect its paintings, the National Gallery put a special kind of glass in its skylights．This glass allows visible lights to enter the building but it keeps out harmful ultraviolet rays．The Gallery has also developed new and better varnishes which help to keep paintings from fading．

　　Thanks to these new precautions, many of the world's greatest paintings are being well protected for future generations to enjoy．

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